Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Mary Jane Holcomb
Feb 10, 2010
Mary Jane Holcomb, 79, of New Philadelphia, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, following a long illness. Born Feb. 28, 1930, in New Cumberland, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Marie Duerr Stoneman. Jane, as she was often called, graduated from Dover High School in 1948. She was employed by the U.S. Ceramic Tile Co. in East Sparta,...
Janice M. Alexander
Feb 7, 2010
Janice M. Alexander, 56, of Dover, died Sunday February 7, 2010 in her home following an extended illness. Born February 24, 1953, in Dennison, Janice was the daughter of the late James and Vera Schwab. She graduated from Indian Valley South high school in 1971. Janice then went on to graduate with honors from The Ohio State University in 1975...
Douglas E. Froman
Feb 6, 2010
Douglas E. Froman, 63, of Strasburg died Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center following an extended illness. He had been employed at JRB in Akron. Born November 11, 1946 in Dover he was a son of Maurice and Esther "Sis" Longacher Froman of Bolivar. He was a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Strasburg and...
Helen J. Souers
Feb 6, 2010
Helen J. Souers, 90, of Dover passed away Saturday, February 6, 2010 at Union Hospital. Born August 23, 1919 in Fairpoint (Belmont County), Ohio she was a daughter of the late Melvin J. and Mary M. Boich. After living in several areas in Ohio, Helen and her family located in Dover in 1933. She graduated from Dover High School in...
Marie Rita Shontz
Feb 6, 2010
Marie Rita Shontz, 91, of Sanford, North Carolina, and a long-time resident of Strasburg, died Saturday, February 6, 2010, at Bayberry Retirement Inn in Sanford. Born May 23, 1918, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marie was the daughter of the late John and Adeline Baus Kessler. She married William Painter "Bill" Shontz in 1940, and later, the couple owned and operated...
Catherine A. Walters
Feb 5, 2010
Catherine A. Walters, 91, a lifelong resident of Dover died Friday, February 5, 2010 in the Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. Born May 22, 1918 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Carmella (DePaola) Cua. Catherine was a retired Press Operator for Dover Molded Products in Dover. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
David L. Crowl
Feb 3, 2010
David L. Crowl, 71, of Dover died on February 3, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family. Born November 22, 1938 in Minerva, he was the son of the late Harold M. and Eva M. Dutton Crowl. David graduated from Minerva High School in 1956. He attended Ohio University. He also took classes in the US Army Language School...
William David Saunders
Feb 2, 2010
William David Saunders, 89, of Dover, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010, in Columbus from natural causes. Born Jan. 16, 1921, in Wooster, he was a son of the late John L. and Anna Saunders. David, as he was usually called, served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II, and, on Apr. 17, 1949, married the former Annie L....
Dale G. Yoss
Feb 2, 2010
Dale G. Yoss, 88, of the Walnut Hills Nursing Home in Walnut Creek went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 2, 2010 following a brief illness. He was a longtime resident of Dover. Born August 12, 1921 in Dover, Ohio, he was the son of the late Jesse J. and Bessie (Ruble) Yoss. Dale was a 1939 graduate...
Edna Christine Kukuk
Jan 31, 2010
Toland-Herzig Dover is handling local arrangements. Brown-Dugger Funeral Home in Perry, Oklahoma is handling funeral arrangements.
Frances Jane Spear
Jan 27, 2010
Frances Jane Spear, 88, of Sugarcreek, died Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010, in Union Hospital, Dover, following a brief illness. Born Mar. 25, 1921, in Tippecanoe, Jane was a daughter of the late John and Ora Harding Kinsey. She graduated from Uhrichsville High School in 1938, and, in 1939, married Robert W. “Bob” Spear. Jane was a loving homemaker who was...
Nancy M. Milyiori
Jan 17, 2010
Nancy M. Milyiori, 76, of Dover, died Sunday, January 17, 2010, at the Country Club Retirement Campus, following a long illness. Born January 26, 1933, she was a daughter of Carmel Christine Beal Swinderman. Nancy attended school in Port Washington, Tuscarawas and Uhrichsville. She was employed by Jean Frock's Dress Shop in New Philadelphia, Twin City Meat Market in Uhrichsville...
Richard W. Hess
Jan 15, 2010
Richard W. "Dick" Hess, 66, of Strasburg died Friday, January 15, 2010 in Aultman Hospital following a sudden illness. Born May 19, 1943, in Dover, he was the son of the late George and Edna Maurer Hess. Richard graduated from Dover High School in 1961. He married the love of his life, Carolyn Yackey, on September 28, 1974. Carolyn preceded...
Diana K. Lorenz
Jan 14, 2010
Diana K. Lorenz, 55, of Dover died on January 14, 2010 at her home. Born on April 26, 1954, in Dover, she was the daughter of the late Robert Sr. and Ruth Bevan Lang. Diana graduated from Garaway High School. After 25 years of service, she retired from Genie Overhead Door Company in Baltic. Her family was very important to...
Emanuel D. "Biff" Hershberger
Jan 9, 2010
Emanuel D. "Biff" Hershberger, 77, of Dover died Saturday, January 9, 2010 in the Hennis Care Centre. He had retired in 1994 from Union Hospital as the Director of Environmental Services after 42 years of service. Biff also enjoyed electronics and worked part time at WJER. Born October 18, 1932 in Holmes County, he was a son of the late...
Betty J. Dorsey
Jan 8, 2010
Betty J. Dorsey, 85, of Dover died Friday, January 8, 2010 at Aultman Hospital surrounded by her family. She had retired in 1984 from Furon Fluorocarbon after 20 years of service. Born October 2, 1924 in Dover she was a daughter of the late William and Goldie Rummel Espenschied. Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, Warren V....
Brian Judson Reamy
Jan 7, 2010
Brian Judson Reamy, 53, of Bolivar died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in Aultman Hospital, Canton, from cancer discovered just a few short days ago. Born Jan. 27, 1956, in Dover, he was a son of the late Dr. H. Judson and Mary L. Butler Reamy. Brian graduated from New Philadelphia High School and went on to attend Ohio University and...
Vicky Frances Nichols
Jan 6, 2010
Vicky Frances Nichols, 48, of Dover, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, in Union Hospital. Vicky had fought a hard battle with pancreatic cancer. Born Sept. 7, 1961 in Fitchburg, MA, she was a daughter of Paul and Assunta Mezzonotti Leger of Worcester, MA. Vicky graduated from Fitchburg High School and went on to attend Montachusett Regional Technical School. She married...
Dan Lansberry
Jan 5, 2010
Dan Lansberry, 51, of Dover, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, in Brunswick, GA, from an apparent heart attack while traveling to the funeral services of his mother-in-law, Margaret "Kathy" Easlick in Florida. Born Oct. 1, 1958 in Beaver Falls, PA, he was a son of Paul "Jack" Lansberry of Beaver Falls, and the late Patricia Anne Craig Lansberry. Dan attended...
Lynn Denise Smith
Jan 3, 2010
Lynn Denise Smith, 55, who resided at the Hennis Care Centre in Bolivar for the past two years and a lifelong resident of Strasburg died Sunday, January 3, 2010 following complications from pneumonia. Born August 6, 1954 in Dover, she was the daughter of Betty Dodge Smith of Strasburg and the late Edwin J. Smith. Lynn attended Starlight School and...
